Youtube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.

Geek_King , 7 months ago

I’ve been using Firefox for about a year now, and I’ve definitely seen that 5 second loading delay in Firefox. Every time, the page partially loads like it does in the video, then sits for 5 seconds, then populates all the video thumb nails. It was driving me knows, made me think my Firefox was screwed up, or internet routing issues between me and Youtube.

Those assholes, how malicious!

alphapuggle , 7 months ago

Holy fuck I hope they get the pants sued off of them

refurbishedrefurbisher , 7 months ago

Best we can do is 0.001% of their profit from last fiscal year and no prison time.

x4740N , 7 months ago

No wonder why YouTube got weird for me

jigsaw250 , 7 months ago

I was wondering the same. Thought it was something on my end.

SapphironZA , 7 months ago

Did not notice it today, but I am running ublock origin and they got my back.

narc0tic_bird , 7 months ago

I noticed the YouTube website sometimes has a 5 second delay or so before properly loading in with Vivaldi recently. Not sure if that’s related in any way.

Quacksalber , 7 months ago

I really hope they try this in the EU. The EU regulatory agencies have been on a roll lately.

DepressedCoconut , 7 months ago

They are doing it here to.

Ensign_Crab , 7 months ago

Reminds me of the “Netscape Navigator has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down” errors that Windows 98 used to throw.

It would only throw one, and you could just move it out of the way and keep using Netscape.

Tetra , 7 months ago

I've noticed that too, I just switch to Freetube when it happens.
Simply disgusting, but it's business as usual for Google.

rchive , 7 months ago

I just use Freetube either way. I can’t stand autoplaying videos or suggestions, popups, etc.

JJROKCZ , 7 months ago

Is free tube just pulling YouTube’s data or it a separate site? Can you watch livestreams if it’s the former? Basically all I use YouTube for is watching a couple streamers and watching Japanese udon restaurant channels while I eat my bologna sandwich for lunch

Tetra , 7 months ago

It does play livestreams, yes.

JJROKCZ , 7 months ago

I’ve gonna look into that then thank you

Guster , 7 months ago

I’m not seeing this issue on Firefox?

SheDiceToday , 7 months ago

Is this something I’m just too invidioused to understand?

ripcord , 7 months ago

?

SheDiceToday , 7 months ago

docs.invidious.io/instances/

joyjoy , 7 months ago

Once upon a time, Google wanted to kill the user-agent.

hai , 7 months ago

So this is way we can’t have nice things!

Desistance , 7 months ago

This is antitrust worthy

HexesofVexes , 7 months ago

“Ok, so blocking adblock hasn’t worked” “Let’s just slow them down” "That’s a great idea, no-one will ever notice"

• Winning lines from the competitive glue sniffing awards

corey389 , 7 months ago

I feel like Reddit is doing the same shit.